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Definition of equiponderate

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intransitive verb

archaic : to be equal in weight or force the design … must be regulated by the art of statics and the duly poising of all parts to equiponderate— Sir Christopher Wren

transitive verb

archaic : to equal or make equal in weight : counterbalance, balance

equiponderate

adjective
equi·​pon·​der·​ate

Definition of equiponderate (Entry 2 of 2)

archaic
: equiponderant

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History and Etymology for equiponderate

Verb

Medieval Latin aequiponderatus, past participle of aequiponderare, from Latin aequi- equi- + ponderare to weigh

Adjective

Medieval Latin aequiponderatus

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“Equiponderate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/equiponderate. Accessed 27 Sep. 2021.

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